Toro 38812 - Replacing the Spark Plug; Replacing the Drive Belts

ReplacingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Replacethe
sparkplug.
WARNING
Replacingthesparkplugwhiletheengineis
hotcanresultinburns.
Waituntiltheengineiscooltoreplacethe
sparkplug.
UseaTorosparkplugorequivalent(Champion®
RN9YCorNGKBPR6ES).
1.Removetheboot(Figure35).
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Figure35
1.Spark-plugboot
2.Cleanaroundthebaseofthesparkplug.
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Figure36
1.Spark-plugbase
3.Removeanddiscardtheoldsparkplug.
Note:Youwillneedaratchetwrenchextension
toremovethesparkplug.
4.Setthegapbetweentheelectrodesonanew
sparkplugat0.76mm(0.030inch)asshown
inFigure37.
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Figure37
1.0.76mm(0.030inch)
5.Installthenewsparkplug,tightenitrmly,and
attachtheignitionwiretothesparkplug.
Note:Ensurethattheignitionwiresnaps
completelyintoplaceonthesparkplug.
ReplacingtheDriveBelts
Iftheauger/impellerdrivebeltorthetraction-drivebelt
becomesworn,oil-soaked,orotherwisedamaged,
haveanAuthorizedServiceDealerreplacethebelt.
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